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una  imaga  raproduita.  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
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Douglas  Ubrsry 
Qussn's  U/ilvsrsity 


L'axamplaira  flim4  fut  rsprodult  grics  i  la 
g4n«roslt«  do: 

Dougiss  Ubrsry 
Qussn's  Univsrslty 


Ths  imsgcs  sppssring  hsrs  srs  ths  bsst  qusllty 
posslbis  considsring  ths  condition  snd  IsglblNty 
of  ths  orlglnsi  copy  snd  In  kssping  with  ths 
filming  contrsct  spseH lestlons. 


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bsglnning  with  ths  front  cover  snd  snding  on 
ths  Isst  psgs  with  s  printsd  or  lllustrstsd  Imprss- 
slon,  or  ths  bsck  cover  whsn  spproprlsts.  All 
othsr  orlglnsi  copiss  srs  filmsd  bsglnning  on  ths 
first  psgs  with  s  printsd  or  lllustrstsd  imprss- 
sion,  snd  snding  on  ths  Isst  psgs  with  s  printsd 
or  lllustrstsd  Imprssslon. 


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plus  grsnd  soln,  compts  tsnu  ds  Is  condKion  st 
ds  Is  nsttstA  ds  I'sxsmplslrs  fllmA,  st  sn 
conformiti  svsc  lss  conditions  du  contrst  ds 
filmsgs. 

Lss  sxsmplslrss  orlglnsux  dont  Is  couvsrturs  sn 
psplsr  sst  ImprlmAs  sont  flimte  sn  eommsn^snt 
psr  Is  prsmlsr  pist  st  sn  tsrmlnsnt  soit  psr  Is 
dsrnMrs  psgs  qui  comports  uns  smprslnts 
dimprssslon  ou  d'lllustrstlon,  soit  psr  is  sscond 
pIst,  sslon  Is  CSS.  Tous  lss  sutrss  sxsmplslrss 
crlginsux  sont  filmis  sn  commsnpsnt  psr  Is 
prsmlArs  psgs  qui  comports  uns  smprslnts 
d'Imprssslon  ou  d'lllustrstlon  st  sn  tsrmlnsnt  psr 
Is  dsrnlArs  psgs  qui  comports  uns  tslls 
smprslnts. 


Ths  last  rscordsd  frsms  on  ssch  microfiche 
shsll  contsin  ths  symbol  — ^-  (mssning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  ths  symbol  y  (mssning  "END"), 
whichsvsr  sppllss. 


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dsrnlArs  imsgs  ds  chsqus  microflchs,  sslon  Is 
ess:  Is  symbols  — ^  signifis  "A  SUIVRE",  Is 
symbols  y  signifis  "FIN". 


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diffsrsnt  reduction  rstios.  Thoss  too  Isrgs  to  bs 
sntirely  includsd  in  ons  sxposurs  srs  filmsd 
bsglnning  in  ths  uppsr  Isft  hsnd  cornsr,  Isft  to 
right  snd  top  to  bottom,  ss  msny  frsmss  ss 
rsquirsd.  Ths  following  disgrsms  lllustrsts  ths 
msthod: 


Lss  csrtss,  pisnchss,  tsblssux,  stc,  psuvsnt  fttrs 
fllmto  A  dss  tsux  ds  rMuction  diffArsnts. 
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rsprodult  sn  un  ssul  ciichA,  II  sst  film*  A  psrtir 
ds  I'sngis  supArisur  gsuchs,  ds  gsuchs  k  droits, 
st  ds  hsut  sn  bss,  sn  prsnsnt  Is  nombrs 
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PROSPECTUS 


or    THK 


NOVA     SCOTIA 


jinpneiei^  Ki^^^d  ^^' 


LAMD    SITUATBU     IH 


TENNY    CAPE,    HAUTZ    COUNTY,   NOVA    SCOTlA. 


BOSTON: 

SAM'L  CHISM,  — FRANKLIN  PRINTING    HOUSE, 
No.   lis  CoNORESs   Strict.  " 

1^  18  65. 


/ZO3902 


"^"!JK5ft-J 


p. 


The  EDITH  and  LORNE  PIERCE 
COLLECTION  o/CANADIANA 


Slueetis  University  at  Kingston 


PROSPECTUS 


OF     T  II  K 


NO  VA     SCOTIA 


M^mtM  fining  ^0. 


LAND     SITUATED     IN 


TENNY    CAPE,    HAUTZ    COUNTY,   NOVA    SCOTIA. 


BOSTON: 

SAM'L   CHISM,  — FRANKLIN   PRINTING   HOUSE, 
No.    112   Congress    Street. 

1865. 


w. 


NOVA    SCOTIA 


MANGANESE  MINING  CO. 


Halifax,  Jan.  3d,  1865. 
W.  H.  Richards,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  We  beg  to  submit  for  your  consid- 
eration the  following  facts  connected  with  the 
Manganese  mines  at  Tenny  Cape,  in  the  County  of 
Ilautz,  and  Province  of  Nova  Scotia. 

The  property  is  situated  at  Tenny  Cape,  in  the 
County  of  Hautz,  bordering  on  Mines  Basin,  at  the 
head  of  the  Bay  of  1  undy. 

Mr.  Church's  farm,  on  which  the  mine  is  located, 
comprises  about  four  hundred  acres  of  land,  of  which 
forty  acres  are  under  cultivation,  —  the  remaining 
three  hundred  and  sixty  being  covered  by  a  dense 
forest. 

The  Manganese  was  discovered  some  two  years 
ago,  by  a  son  of  the  then  proprietor,  while  returning 
from  fishing ;  and  the  people  of  the  locality  believed 
the  substance  to  be  black  lead,  and  of  little  value, 
and  no  notice  was  taken  of  the  mineral  till  a  portion 
of  it  was  taken  to  Halifax  by  a  farmer,  where,  upon 


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being  subjected  to  chemical  analysis,  it  proved  to  be 
pure  Manganese. 

My  brother,  Dr.  Weeks,  being  in  attendance  on 
Church's  family,  procured  some  of  the  mineral,  and 
submitted  it  to  Professor  How,  of  King's  College, 
Windsor,  for  analysis,  and  engaged  his  services  to 
visit  the  locality ;  whereupon  Professor  How  recom- 
mended that  the  property  should  be  secured  at  once, 
which  was  done. 

The  adjoining  property  was  secured  by  Messrs. 
Nash  and  Mosher,  of  this  Province,  who  have  prose- 
cuted the  work  of  raining  to  some  extent. 

The  hill  in  which  this  Manganese  is  found  is  about 
three-fourths  of  a  mile  in  length,  and  is  almost 
entirely  on  the  land  obtained  from  Mr.  Church.  It 
extends  to  the  distance  of  a  few  rods  upon  the  land 
held  by  Messrs.  Nash  and  Mosher. 

Messrs.  Nash  and  Mosher  have  prospected  their 
end  of  this  hill  thoroughly,  and  with  the  best  results. 
With  a  small  capital,  and  but  few  men  employed,  — 
at  times  not  more  than  six,  —  they  have,  during  the 
last  four  months,  raised  from  three  hundred  to  four 
hundred  tons  of  Manganese.  No  trouble  has  been 
spared  to  obtain  the  most  reliable  information  regard- 
ing the  pureness,  value,  cost  of  transportation,  and 
market  of  this  mineral. 

Peroxide  of  Manganese,  or  pyrolusite,  is  the  most 
valuable  of  all  the  ores  of  Manganese,  and  the  most 
extensively  used  in  the  manufacture  of  glass,  pottery, 
and  steel,  deodorizing  fluids  and  bleaching  powders, 
etc.,  etc. 

The  value  of  the  ore  is  in  proportion  to  its  per- 
centage of  purity.     The  average  purity  of  commer- 


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cial  Manganese  is,  according  to  the  most  reliable 
authorities,  not  more  than  sixty-five  per  cent.,  while 
the  Manganese  from  this  mine  averages  from  eighty- 
eight  to  ninety-seven  per  cent. 

The  ores  that  command  the  highest  prices  are  those 
used  in  the  manufacture  of  glass  and  pottery ;  and  it 
has  been  ascertained  that  the  Manganese  raised  from 
this  mine  is  particularly  suited  for  these  purposes, 
on  account  of  its  great  purity. 

The  market  value  of  Manganese  ores  has  shown 
a  constant  increase  in  price  for  the  last  five  years ; 
having  advanced  from  £5  to  £12  per  ton  of  two 
thousand  pounds.  The  last  ores  sold  by  Messrs.  Nash 
and  Mosher  brought  £11  per  ton,  and  the  demand 
has  always  been  in  excess  of  the  supply. 

The  evidences  of  quantity  we  consider  conclusive, 
having  prospected  the  hill  all  over,  and  found  Man- 
ganese scattered  over  the  whole  hill,  on  all  sides  and 
at  different  elevations. 

Messrs.  Nash  and  Mosher  have  sunk  a  shaft  some 
forty  feet  deep,  and  in  immediate  proximity  to  our 
line,  showing  a  surface  of  pure  Manganese  of  seven 
feet ;  the  dip  of  this  lode  being  about  70°,  bringing 
it  directly  on  to  our  property. 

During  the  last  autumn,  we,  not  being  prepared  to 
open  the  mine  scientifically,  permitted  a  person 
residing  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  mine  to  work  it  on 
shares ;  and  the  result  was,  that  in  about  a  fortnight 
five  men  raised  ten  tons  of  Manganese,  which  was 
readily  engaged  to  an  agent  of  an  English  firm,  I. 
(jutram,  Esq.  (whose  letter  I  annex),  who  advanced 
£40  on  receipt  of  bill  of  lading. 

Mr.  Outram  has  since  returned  to  England,  and 


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has  written  urging  us  to  work  the  mine  vigorously, 
ond  offered  to  advance  us  £6  per  ton  on  receipt  of 
bill  of  lading. 

The  situation  of  this  mine  is  in  every  respect  favor- 
able to  the  prosecution  of  mining  operations,  the 
locality  having  been  examined  by  several  Cornish 
miners,  who  pronounced  the  rock  soft,  and  easily 
blasted ;  and  judging  from  the  works  of  Messrs.  Nash 
and  Mosher,  and  what  has  been  already  done  on  our 
property,  the  Manganese  will  be  raised  at  a  coat  of 
from  $4.00  to  $7.00  per  ton,  and  I  believe,  with  an 
improved  system  of  working,  at  a  less  figure. 

With  regard  to  the  facilities  for  transportation  and 
shipment,  the  mine  is  particularly  well  situated.  The 
distance  from  the  mine  to  Mines  Basin,  by  the 
road  now  travelled,  is  a  mile  and  a  half;  but  the 
local  authorities  have  already  laid  out  and  decided 
upon  constructing  a  new  road,  by  which  the  distance 
will  be  lessened  to  one  mile. 

It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  the  inhabitants  on  the 
shore  of  the  Bay  of  Fundy  and  Mines  Basin  are 
largely  engaged  in  ship-building,  and  constantly 
require  large  quantities  of  ballast,  which  is  a  scarce 
and  expensive  article ;  and  Messrs.  Nash  and  Mosher 
have  shipped  to  Liverpool  nearly  all  the  Manganese 
raised  by  them  as  ballast,  at  an  average  cost  of  $1.00 
per  ton,  and  in  any  case  at  a  cost  of  $2.00  per  ton, 
all  the  Manganese  raised  at  this  mine. 

In  conclusion,  it  may  be  observed  that  a  company 
has  been  formed  to  work  the  mines  referred  to,  with 
a  capital  of  $500,000,  in  twenty  thousand  shares  of 
$25.00  each,  of  which  number  eight  thousand  shares 
are  set  apart  for  working  capital,  which  are  offered 


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to  subscribers  at  $7.50  per  share;  and  there  is 
probably,  at  the  present  time,  no  investment  which 
offers  so  certain  a  chance  for  subwribers  to  secure  a 
dividend-paying  stock. 

I  remain  yours  truly, 

Wm.  H,  Weeks,  M.  D. 


REPO  BT 


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PROFESSOE   HENRY    HOW 


ON    THK 


MANGANF.se    mining    COMPANY'S    PROPERTY, 


AND    AN 


ANALYSIS    OF    THE    ORES. 


Kino's  College,  Windsor,  N.  S.,  Aug.  30,  1864. 
Sir,  —  The  following  is  my  Report  on  some  of  the  ores  of 
Manganese  recently  analyzed  for  you,  and  on  the  locality  at 
which  they  were  found.  The  ores  consisted  of  good  samples 
of  the  mineral  called  pyrolusite,  the  kind  of  Manganese  ore 
sought  after  in  commerce,  and  used  extensively  by  the  makers 
of  bleaching  powder,  and  the  makers  of  glass  and  pottery. 
In  analyzing  the  samples  submitted  to  me,  I  took  the  average 
of  the  whole  as  free  of  adhering  rock  as  they  could  be  pro- 
cured vnthout  washing.     It  is  important  to  observe  this,  as  the 


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adhering  rock  was  of  a  red  color,  doubtless  from  the  presence 
of  iron ;  and  as  the  samples  were  not  washed,  there  is  reason 
to  believe  that  the  iron  found  on  analysis  may  have  been 
almost  entirely  due  to  the  adhering  rock :  if  this  should  prove 
to  be  the  case,  on  further  examination  of  washed  specimens, 
the  value  of  the  ores  would  be  increased ;  as  for  certain  pur- 
poses in  glass-making  it  is  dcsu'able  that  no  iron,  or  extremely 
little,  be  present.  The  samples  were  collected  in  dry  weather, 
and  appeared  diy,  and  were  submitted  to  analysis  as  given  to  me. 
They  all  contained  a  little  water  j  and  had  this  been  removed, 
the  percentage  of  oxide  of  Manganese  Avould  have  come  out 
higher ;  but  as  the  object  of  the  first  analysis  was  to  gain  a 
knowledge  of  the  approximate  value  of  the  ores,  the  washing 
and  diying  were  dispensed  Avith. 

Js  1,  A,  gave  92.74  percent,  of  peroxide  of  Manganese 
with  a  small  quantity  of  iron ;  perhaps,  at  the  outside,  two  or 
three  per  cent. 

No.  1,  B,  gave  92.69  per  cent,  peroxide  of  Manganese,  and 
a  much  smaller  quantity  of  iron  than  the  preceding. 

No.  2  gave  88  per  cent,  peroxide  of  Manganese,  with  a  very 
small  amount  of  iron. 

The  ores  were  easily  crushed,  and  appeared  pretty  uniform, 
and  the  assays  show  that  they  are  all  exti'emely  well  worth 
working. 

The  locality  of  the  ores  I  was  taken  to  last  June  was  at 
Tenny  Cape,  in  this  county  of  Hautz.  It  consisted  of  a  hill 
covered  with  timber,  suitable  for  building,  situated  about  a 
mile  and  a  half  from  the  Basin  of  Mines.  The  hill  was 
roughly  estimated  at  the  time  to  be  about  sixty  feet  high,  but 
I  have  since  heard  that  it  is  at  least  one  hundred ;  and  it  was 
thought  to  be  about  a  mile  and  a  half  in  circumference  at 
the  base ;  its  length  was  greater  than  its  breadth ;  it  ran  east 
and  west.  We  prospected  on  various  parts  of  the  hill ;  and 
from  seven  or  eight  separate  places  on  the  north  and  south 
sides,  and  at  different  elevations,  I  saw  extracted  ores  of  Man- 
ganese which  had  quite  the  characters  of  good  workable  ores ; 


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some  of  them  had  quite  the  appearance  of  those  of  which  the 
analysis  is  given  in  this  Eeport ;  and  I  have  no  hesitation  in 
saying  that  I  judged  them  to  be  equally  rich.  I  observed  no 
deposit  of  iron  ore  in  the  hill.  The  amount  of  Manganese  ore 
taken  out  was  not  more  than  two  or  three  pounds,  perhaps ; 
but  we  penetrated  to  no  depth ;  and  it  is  known  that  on  the 
adjoining  claim,  where  we  saw  tons  of  the  ore  exposed  in  the 
rocks  at  about  twelve  feet  below  the  surface,  the  surface  indi- 
cations were  just  such  as  we  observed  in  your  claim.  The 
conclusion  I  came  to  was  that  there  was  great  probability  of 
there  being  an  extensive  deposit  of  Manganese  in  the  hill. 

The  facilities  for  mining  on  this  hill  are  obviously  great,  as 
adits  can  be  driven  in  any  direction,  if  ^ecessary.  The  place 
of  shipment  proposed,  about  a  mile  and  a  half  distant,  in 
the  Basin  of  Mines,  could  be  readily  reached  by  a  road,  chiefly 
of  gentle  incline,  through  the  woods  and  fields. 

As  regards  the  prices  of  Manganese  ores  in  England,  some 
from  the  claim  adjoining  yours,  testing  91.5  per  cent,  peroxide 
of  Manganese  and  one-half  per  cent,  iron,  brought  £9  and 
£8.10  last  year;  and  though  the  glass-makers  only  gave  this 
price  for  ores  of  the  best  quality,  containing  very  little  iron, 
there  is  a  very  large  demand  for  bleaching  powder  manufac- 
tm"e ;  and  I  understand  that  such  ores,  even  if  containing  an 
amount  of  iron  which  would  render  them  useless  for  glass- 
making,  would  command  something  like  £5.10  for  this  purpose. 

I  find  that,  in  the  year  1862,  thirty-three  thousand  tons  of 
Manganese  ores  were  employed  in  the  United  Kingdom  in  the 
Alkali  Works  :  the  greater  pait  of  this  is  imported,  I  believe, 
from  Spain  and  Germany,  and  is  of  various  qualities ;  that 
from  Spain  is  said  to  be  of  from  50  to  90  per  cent,  peroxide. 
I  am,  sir,  your  obedient  servant. 


Henry  How,  D.  C.  L., 

Professor  oj  Chemistry.. 


Edward  "Weeks,  Esq. 


MR.    OUTRAM'S   LETTER. 


Halifax,  Jaiu  10th,  1865. 

Dear  Sir,  —  The  lowest  price  at  which  my  son  sold  such 
Manganese  in  England  as  we  saw  at  your  mine  was  £9.  5*. 
per  ton;  and  he  is  ready  to  advance  $15  per  ton  on  the 
ground,  and  $15  extra  when  on  hoard  the  vessel,  and  bill  of 
lading  delivered. 

Yours  truly, 


W.  H.  Weeks,  Esq.,  M.  D. 


J.  OUTRAM. 


LETTER  FROM  S.  C.  FAIRBANKS,  ESQ., 


8H0WINO   THE  MAMOANE8B   ORES   ARE 


NOT    SUBJECT    TO    KOYALTY. 


Dear  Sir,  —  The  wording  of  some  of  the  old  grants  of  the 
Province  embraces  all  minerals  of  every  description :  conse- 
quently Manganese  would  be  included.  The  reservations, 
however,  vary  so  much  in  the  old  grants,  that,  without  know- 
ing the  grant  to  which  you  refer,  I  could  not,  with  propriety, 
furnish  you  with  the  certificate  in  the  form  suggested ;  but  a 
certificate  is  unnecessary,  for  upon  reference  to  the  5th  Sec. 
of  the  Act  relating  to  local  mines,  page  123,  you  will  find 
that  the  law  defines  the  class  of  minerals  to  which  the  Crown 
has  any  claim,  under  previous  reservations,  to  be  gold,  silver. 


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tin,  lead,  copper,  coal,  iron,  and  precious  stones,  and  this 
limited  number  is  introduced  into  all  modern  grants.  This 
explanation,  I  hope,  will  answer  your  purpose. 

Yours  truly, 

S.  C.  Fairbanks. 
Halifax,  Dec.  13th,  1864. 

W.  H.  Weeks,  Eso.,  M.  D. 


LETTER  FEOM  JAS.  F.  BABCOCK,  ESQ. 


ANALYHCAL    CHEMIST,    BOSTON. 


Analytical  Laboratory, 

7  Bromfield  Street,  Boston. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Richards. 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  have  made  an  analysis  of  the  ore  of  Man- 
ganese left  by  you,  and  find  that  it  contains,  in  a  choice  sample. 

Bin  q;cide  of  manganese,  97.20  per  cent. 

Adhering  dirt,  limestone,  etc.,  2.25        " 
Silica,  oxide  irou  (traces). 

Loss,  55       " 


100.00 


It  will  be  seen  that  this  ore  is  remarkably  pm-e,  and  well 
adapted  to  commercial  or  manufactiu'ing  purposes. 


Respectfully, 


Boston,  Jan.  20th,  1865. 


James  F.  Bahcock, 

Analytical  Chemist. 


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The  lands  occupied  by  this  company  embrace  an  area  of 
one  hundred  acres,  including  the  entire  hill  in  which  the 
Manganese  is  found,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  acres  occu- 
pied and  worked  by  Messrs.  Nash  and  Mosher.  The  company 
has  the  entire  right  to  all  minerals  fo\md  on  this  and  an 
adjoining  tract,  —  some  three  hundred  acres,  —  with  a  right 
of  way,  for  the  purposes  of  transportation,  to  and  from  Mines 
Basin.  They  have  also  the  right  to  use  all  the  timber  on  the 
land  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  successfully  conducting 
their  business. 

At  the  suggestion  of  friends,  I  visited  the  mines,  and  exam- 
ined them.  I  also  examined  the  workings  of  Messrs.  Nash 
and  Mosher,  on  the  same  hill ;  being  a  part  of  the  same  for- 
mation. 7.  obtained  a  full  confirmation  of  Professor  How's 
statement  of  numerous  outcroppings  of  Manganese  on  all 
sides,  from  farmers  resident  there,  some  of  whom  had  been 
employed  in  mining  the  ore  :  which  furnishes  to  my  mind  con- 
clusive evidence  of  the  truth  of  the  preceding  statements  of 
this  Report ;  viz.,  of  a  heavy  and  reliable  deposit  of  Manganese 
of  great  purity,  of  which  a  few  tons  per  day  for  one  year, 
at  present  prices,  would  pay  more  than  one  hundred  per  cent. 


I  am,  etc.,  truly  yours, 


Wm.  H.  Richards, 

5  Arch  Street,  Boston. 


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